Obituaries in Blanchardville & Hollandale

Dec 7, 2019

David Joseph Laurent, age 69 of Blanchardville, Wisconsin and Fountain Valley, California died on Saturday, December 7, 2019 as the result of an accident on his farm.  He was born on April 23, 1950 in Racine, Wisconsin to Joseph and Traia (Kiley) Laurent.  He grew up in Racine with his family of 12 children.  He went to grade school...

Nov 30, 2019

Don & Colleen Soper, age 87 of Waunakee , together in life and sadly but fittingly were together at the time of death on Saturday November 30, 2019.  Don was born on May 30, 1932 in Blanchardville to Everett and Edna Soper. Colleen was born on November 7, 1932 in Hollandale to Elmer and Geneva Hendrickson. They both attended...

Oct 31, 2019

John "Jack" Sebastian Leonard, 89, passed peacefully on October 31, 2019 at VA Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

Born January 20, 1930 in Dodgeville to Edward Sylvester and Mary Amelia (Girardin) Leonard, Jack grew up in Hollandale and attended Moscow Center Rural School, then Dodgeville High School, and finally graduated from the UW-Madison Agricultural Short Course....

Oct 29, 2019

Thomasine "Tommie" Alan, age 86, passed away on Tuesday, October 29 at Agrace HospiceCare.  She had been residing at the New Glarus Home after living in Blanchardville for 20 years. She was born May 24, 1933 in Nevada to Herbert Edward Rowntree and Elsie Vera (Everett) Rowntree. She grew up and attended school in Smith Valley. She had graduated...

Oct 15, 2019

Richard Clair Hermanson, age 82 of rural Blanchardville died on Tuesday evening, October 15, 2019 at the Monroe Clinic Hospice Home in Monroe.  He was born on May 19, 1937 in Madison to Clara Hermanson. Upon Clara's death in 1943, Richard was taken in and lovingly raised by his aunt and uncle, Bennie & Alma Hermanson and their children...

Oct 13, 2019

James Bernard Toay, age 82 of rural Dodgeville died on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at Upland Hills Nursing and Rehab Center in Dodgeville.  He was born on June 15, 1937 in Dodgeville to James Vernon and Frieda (Wiest) Toay.  He grew up and worked on the Toay farm his whole life, which has been in the family since 1857. ...

Oct 3, 2019

Jeffrey John Strand, age 56 of Hollandale died unexpectedly on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison after battling heart disease.  He was born on July 13, 1963 to John "Jack" Gilbert and Juanita (Anderson) Strand.  Jeff grew up in Hollandale, attended the Hollandale and Pecatonica grade schools, and the Pecatonica High School, graduating in 1982. ...

Sep 16, 2019

Jerry Levern (Pete) Peterson, age 71 of Hollandale, died on September 16, 2019 at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, WI.  Jerry was born on June 30, 1948 in Dodgeville to Amos Levern and Marie (Marty) Peterson.  His family first lived on a farm in the Sandy Rock area, and then moved to the farm where...

Jun 14, 2019

Marie  Peterson, age 93 of Blanchardville died on Friday morning, June 14, 2019 at the Uplands Hills Nursing and Rehab Center in Dodgeville.  She was born on October 30, 1925 in Green county, WI, the daughter of Adolf & Marie (Amacher) Marty.  She attended the Moscow Center rural school.

Marie married Amos L. Peterson on July 15,...

Jun 10, 2019

Donna Rae Peterson, age 80 of Barneveld died on Monday morning, June 10, 2019 at the Upland Hills Hospital in Dodgeville.  She was born on March 25, 1939 to Raymond and Lulu (Lee) Peterson.  She grew up in rural Barneveld, helping her family on the family farm.  She was married and they had four children.  They dairy farmed together...

May 24, 2019

Jean (Solberg) Swenson, age 83 of rural Barneveld died on Friday, May 24, 2019 at the Upland Hills Hospital in Dodgeville.  She was born on March 12, 1936 in Sturgis, South Dakota to Ludwig Benhart & Lena Louise (Gensler) Solberg.  She lived in Haydraw, South Dakota with her family on a ranch until when she was 8 at the...

May 21, 2019

Beatrice Ann Knudtson, age 88 of Fitchburg, formerly of Dodgeville and Blanchardville died on Tuesday evening, May 21, 2019 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg.  She was born on July 17, 1930 in Milwaukee to Harold Dean and Alice Marie (Ingwell) Williams.  She grew up in Shorewood near Milwaukee, living there with her parents until her senior year of high...

May 17, 2019

Rodney Carl Klassy passed away on May 17, 2019 in Ingram, Texas. Rodney was born in Darlington, Wisconsin on June 6, 1955 to Herbert Delmar and Audrae "Hope" (Swiggum) Klassy. Rod grew up on Sunnyside Road in rural Blanchardville with his seven siblings on the family farm.  He went to school in Blanchardville.  He participated in football and track. ...

May 10, 2019

Paul David Ihus, age 75, of Linden, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 10th, 2019 at UW Hospital in Madison.  He was born May 5th, 1944 in Blanchardville, the son of the late Carl and Dorothy (Arntsen) Ihus.  He attended school in Blanchardville.

Paul was a dairy farmer in Iowa County for over 25 years.  After farming...

May 2, 2019

Vicki Lynn Jenson, age 59 of Blanchardville, formerly of Fitchburg, died unexpectedly at her home on Thursday morning, May 2, 2019.  She was born on January 29, 1960 in Madison to Vergene  and Monica (Jelle) Jenson.  She grew up on the family farm in rural Mount Horeb, Town of Blue Mounds.  She went to grade and high school in...

Mar 31, 2019

Marcia Ann Marshall, age 75 of Blanchardville died peacefully Sunday March 31, 2019 at the New Glarus Nursing Home surrounded by her family.  She was born October 17, 1943 in Madison WI to Elmer A. and Margaret Ann (Struck) Guetschow.  She grew up in Madison WI and later married Hal Marshall in February 1977 and moved to a farm...

Mar 23, 2019

Shirley Kay Larson passed away on March 23, 2019 after a short illness, surrounded by her family. She was born May 23, 1938 in Dodgeville to Raymond and Hilda Severson, growing up on a farm northwest of town and graduating from Dodgeville High School in 1956. On October 17, 1959 she married John Larson of Blanchardville at Grace Lutheran...

Mar 19, 2019

Jeanine "Jeanie" Ann Gilbertson, age 68 of Hollandale died on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at her home, surrounded by her family.  She was born on August 25, 1950 in Monroe to Floyd DuWayne and Doris Berniece (Johnson) Hermanson.  She grew up in rural Blanchardville on the family farm until she was around 14 when the family moved into Blanchardville. ...

Mar 8, 2019

Letha Ann Triem, age 81 of Hollandale died on Friday morning, March 8, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison.  She was born on July 2, 1937 in Dyer, Indiana to Claude A. & Elsie Bowman.  She grew up in Dyer where she went to Grade and High School.  She was married on September 7, 1953 in Tuscola, Mississippi...

Feb 9, 2019

Jean Francis Vamstad, age 83 of Blanchardville died early Saturday morning, February 9, 2019 with her family by her side.  She was born in Blanchardville on September 19, 1935 to Earl Letha (Meade) Gross.  She grew up in Blanchardville, attending grade and high school, graduating in 1953.  She was married on July 7, 1956 to Ole Kenneth Vamstad at...